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Loniten
noun
a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
Syn: ↑minoxidil, ↑Rogaine
Hypernyms: ↑vasodilator, ↑vasodilative

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/lon"i teuhn/, Pharm., Trademark.
a brand name for minoxidil in its pill form, used in the control of high blood pressure.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.